Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 119

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Commencing with a review in 1985, the commission shall review the laws governing Public Utilities Commission operations and areas of jurisdiction every 5 years. Upon the review, the commission shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities legislation to remove any outdated provisions. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW).